Packaging Developer - Associate Director

Packaging Developer - Associate Director Level

W2 Contract Only / Duration – 1 year potential to extend additional year

Pay Rate: $60-$65 per hour

Hours: 35 hours weekly / 9am-5pm / 1 hour unpaid lunch

Location: GM Building NYC / Hybrid 2 days a week on site. 3 days remote (Tues and Thurs in office)

Support the company’s strategy to continue to be the global leader in prestige beauty by ensuring brand packaging is developed to support the values of unrivaled quality, creativity and innovation. Support designated business segment by ensuring all package aspects meet the quality, creative and regulatory requirements within a managed timeline and cost objective.

Responsibilities:

Brand Steward

• Understand that the first consumer experience is the package.
• Represent the culture and DNA of the brand or business segment being managed.

Package Concept Feasibility

• Understand current portfolio and future vision of brand and business segment.
• Provide comprehensive and within target COG feasibility of each package design that defines function, manufacturability, component cost, tooling estimates, development lead time, risk and global sustainability compliance.

Technical Requirements

• Review and engineer packaging component and assemblies to ensure function and robustness.
• Review material selections (plastic, metal, glass etc.) for sustainability, functionality and formula compatibility.
• Engage with packaging suppliers and other package development groups to develop and manufacture components which meet the company’s specifications for performance and reliability.
• Partner with Commercialization Engineering for efficient and proper handling of components at various filling locations.
• Analyze component qualification data and troubleshoot packaging issues and problem solving.
• Propose value analysis into every development ensuring the construction and design provides the most cost-effective way to achieve design criteria but also provide the best function and quality.
• Propose best technology to achieve design via in-depth knowledge of decorating techniques and materials used on primary, secondary and tertiary packaging.

Project Management

• Support the Strategic Management Initiative by managing all aspects of the development process:
• Package Feasibility.
• Packaging outline development.
• Component/ Package costing specifications and technical profiles.
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA - During Design Direction, Design Turnover and Post Business Award).
• Support Line Validation Trials.
• Manage projects end-to-end to ensure all are completed and meet the intended design, quality, cost, functionality, and manufacturability objectives.
• Ensure design and construction meets company’s engineering requirements and validate technical drawings clearly identifying all aspects required to define the package.
• Develop and execute package test plans with internal and external test facilities.
• Ensure that packages/components meet the needs of the Brand, corporation, Regulatory and Environmental Legislation, and consumer safety.
• Develop detailed component timelines including all package development tasks and manage them.

Communication Proficiency

• Communicate package development schedules and proactively and clearly identify risks or mitigation strategies to ensure component availability requirements are met.
• Establish and communicate workload priorities to ensure all projects are managed and delivered within expected due dates.
• Communicate and work closely with all development groups, including Marketing, Product Development, R&D, Creative Package Design, and Commercial Engineering, to ensure alignment and clarity throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work effectively with team members at all levels, clearly document and communicate technical information, ensuring all stakeholders understand requirements, timelines, and deliverables.
• Support Brand Value Chain (BVC) and Global Supplier Management (GSM) with package development schedules and identify risks or ways to mitigate risks to support a component availability requirement.
• Identify and inform BVC and GSM of any risks and or delays during the course of development.
• Build and cultivate relationships with the cross functional Value Chain team (Global Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, and Quality).

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in cosmetic package development.
• Concentrated experience in p…